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Fairview Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Fairview.

Fairview’s Schools page →

Students
193
Schools
2
Spent per student
$19,285
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Debt
$1.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fairview Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 20% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 42% more per student than the MT average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.1M, about $5,518 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 20% of the 241 Montana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fairview. Grade by grade →

PK–5Fairview SchoolThis district
6–8Fairview 6-8This district
9–12Fairview High SchoolFairview High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 35.2% · 101 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 45.7% · 100 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 90% at Fairview High School District, which runs the high school (state 85.5%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$19,285 per student · 42% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 41%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 61%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
178’20
169’21
182’22
179’23
193’24

Up 8.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 81%American Indian/Alaska Native 8%Hispanic 7%Black 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Montana.